New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-11
THE TALK OF THE DAY

Tho chart Of the heavens which the international
astronomers about to prepare VIII DC composer
Of about 5000 sheets. With the aid OF this chart
IL will DO possible diagnose" so to speak, the
1oOOooooo stars which are said to exist In The
armament.
Working Toward the Millennium. First Omaha
Man-Whaf keeps YOU indoors 80 much now
Second Omaha Mani am WORKING on a new ldca
and want to get it patented as soon as possible III
"shonldnt think there would be much chance for
"This is a now sort of folding affair which when
taken apart presents the appearance Of having been
o'S spSce Z FOR a set Of snake ratties."
dWhat earthly use will such contrivance BEL"
"Why. you see, when a man comes homo wltDout
any fish and hi; Jug empty he can hand his wife the
snake that bt him."-t0maha World.
In commenting on John Brights statement that
"tho Protectionists in tho United states burdened
with largo surplus revenue "The London Globe"
excalms: ave wish tho FREQ Traders this side Of
tho pond could point to tho same oppressive state
Of things'
Kansas CITY MSn
Omaha Mani vas there last week ee .oo g. ro,v -
-(Omaha World.
A new and extraordinarily Hnc variety Of asparagus
has Just been discovered the steppes Of Akha
Tekiz, recently annexed by Russia. Though growing
perfectly Wild il attalns size unknown In clVlhzed
countries. Tho stalks said 10 be nearly as thick
az mans arm, and they grow to height OF hve or
six feet This asparagus is tender and delicious In
flavor ono stalk will supply ten RUSSIAN soidIers
with all they eat.
Actor Riddle has rctractcd his remarks about Bos-
tons large feet and small minds. We are afraid that
Rlddos soul does rot "st stun in ts serene abode
He pops on too easily ono way ana inc other " 10
much execution.-tMall and Express
According to the "zeitSchrift fur Elektrotechnlk'
NJ Jules IIegols has been successful In hyponetHmI
by telephone The first experiment was made upon
VI. COrdOilet OF tho editors OF "Ihe Couriler dc
Mcurthe ct Moselle,r through line about 1,5OO me
tres in length. NJ GoIdOilet was hyponetized by
distant operator within three minutes Of plac
ing tho telephone to his ear. lady was subse-
qucntly sent into hyponetic sleep, and further ex'
perlmonts on various persons showed that there wa
no difficulty in producing all tho ordinary hyponeuc
effects distant subject by means OF the telephone
The correspondent of weekly contemporary sup
niles a few more genuine Instances Of Malapropisms
Thus we hear OF cholera morbus being turned into
"mollcry corbus," and OF local light Di .
Ing, too, is tho unintentona perverson OF n wei,
known line-"FTom lceands greasy mountains
villager asked II Mr. NJ lived in certain house
replied yes he lives there but he Is dead" But
that is rather an Irishism than Mahprop-tLondon
Globe.
There are some people who meanly insinuatc that
tho recent earthquake in Arizona was merely an in
clplent land boom humping itself
There are more than dozen clubs made up by
them 1000 Of the best shooting lands In iul-
nos, Indiana. Michigan and Wisconsin, In the Pee
leo Island Club the membership OF which Is limited
70 twenty-five. the aggregate wealth has been over
and over again figured at S60.O0O0OO. This would
mako tho average over s2OOOoOO for each member
in that aristocratlc organization. They own the
whole Island. IL Is in Canadian wat'rs and famed
rather for the eXcolencc OF ts hshnS tnan LOT ~
shooting. Field, Pullman. Doane, Litter, thc
S,ragues and about n score Of others down there
with their families. Each member has his room and
furnishes Il ne best suits his taste. Tho pocket
books nearly OF size that all the apartments
nrc furnished with na0nincrrc@ that Ia unknown
anywhere else around that courtry.-Chicago Mail.
Whatever he may be in other walks In life the
Croker I'm politics is not an unpopular man.
They say that bridge Jumpers don't like to Jump
out West The water Is too dirty for them.
Smart Yankee Orchestra. Omaha mani was
muclt surprised 10 hear that tho Boston symphony
Orchestra was great popular success In Cincinnati.
Cincinnati man-Successi IL got the people just
Wild with enthusiasm.
"But Theodore Thomas played symphonies and his
Cincinnati were Hat failures"
Yes. but tho Boston symphony Orchestra plays
tho symphonies while tho people coming In.
and after everybody gCts seated and ready 10 listen
they start of onto things with so In 'em
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